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Average High School Teacher Salary in Mexico for 2026

A high school teacher in Mexico earns about 381,800 MXN a year. That's 4% roughly in line with the national average of 398,300 MXN.

Pay ranges widely from country to country and from role to role. The lowest reported salaries in Mexico sit around 180,300 MXN a year, while the very top stretches to 598,600 MXN. Everything on this page is in Mexican peso (MXN, symbol $), which lets you compare numbers like-for-like without worrying about exchange rates.

The numbers here are pulled together from official government wage data, large independent salary surveys, and aggregated worker-reported pay. Most reported salaries include the benefits that are common in Mexico, such as housing or transport allowances, which is worth keeping in mind if you're comparing against a country where those are usually paid on top.

How much does a high school teacher make in Mexico?

Average salary
381,800 MXN
31,816 MXN per month
Lowest reported
180,300 MXN
15,025 MXN per month
Highest reported
598,600 MXN
49,883 MXN per month

A typical high school teacher working in Mexico brings home around 31,816 MXN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 180,300 MXN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 598,600 MXN for the most experienced and specialised people in the role.

The wide gap between low end and top end reflects how much pay can vary inside the same job title. A junior high school teacher working at a small local employer earns very different money from a senior at a multinational. Skills, employer, city and years in the seat all push the number around.

How high school teacher pay ranges in Mexico

A good way to think about salary in Mexico is to look at the distribution rather than the headline average. Half of all high school teachers in Mexico earn less than 403,100 MXN a year, and the other half earn more. That middle number is the median, and it is usually more useful than the average for answering "is my pay normal here".

Looking at the quartiles fills in the picture. A quarter of earners take home less than 263,200 MXN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 533,100 MXN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of high school teachers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 180,300 MXN. The highest stretch to 598,600 MXN, though only a small fraction of earners ever reach that level. If you are deciding whether your own offer or current pay is reasonable, work out which of those four bands you would fall into and use that as your reference point.

180,300
Low
403,100
Median
598,600
High
263,200
25th
533,100
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in MXN

High school teacher pay by experience in Mexico

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for a high school teacher in Mexico, ahead of education and almost any other single factor. The longer you have been in the role, the more your employer can trust you to handle complexity, mentor others and act independently, all of which command higher pay. The chart below shows how the typical high school teacher salary changes as you move through the career ladder.

  • 0-2 Years
    207,800 MXN
  • 2-5 Years
    +36% from previous
    282,500 MXN
  • 5-10 Years
    +44% from previous
    406,300 MXN
  • 10-15 Years
    +21% from previous
    493,000 MXN
  • 15-20 Years
    +5% from previous
    518,900 MXN
  • 20+ Years
    +9% from previous
    565,100 MXN

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 44%. That is the point at which a high school teacher typically goes from "competent in the role" to "the person other people in the team learn from", and the market pays well for that step.

High school teacher pay by education in Mexico

Education sits alongside experience as one of the biggest factors driving high school teacher pay in Mexico. Higher qualifications consistently pull higher salaries, but the size of the gap tends to be smallest at junior levels and widens as people move up. Two people in the same role with the same years of experience but different degrees can end up earning very different money once they reach mid-career.

Below is the average high school teacher salary in Mexico broken down by the highest level of education a worker has completed.

  • Bachelor's Degree
    263,100 MXN
  • Master's Degree
    +55% from previous
    407,100 MXN
  • PhD
    +33% from previous
    539,700 MXN

High school teacher gender pay gap in Mexico

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and Mexico is no exception. Male high school teachers in Mexico earn an average of 406,300 MXN a year, while female high school teachers earn around 362,200 MXN. That works out to a 12% gap in favour of men, even when comparing people doing the same work.

A pay gap of this size has a real long-term cost. Over a typical thirty-year career it can add up to several years of pay, and it compounds through pensions, retirement contributions and bonus-linked stock. Some of the gap is explained by women being more likely to work part-time, take career breaks, or be steered toward lower-paying specialisations. Some of it is straightforward unequal pay for the same job, which is harder to defend.

High School Teacher gender pay gap

11%

Men earn this much more than women on average in Mexico.

Men 406,300 MXN
Women 362,200 MXN

Pay raises for a high school teacher in Mexico

Most countries hand out at least some kind of pay raise every year, typically when an employee's contract is reviewed or as a cost-of-living adjustment to keep wages roughly in step with inflation. The rhythm and size of those raises varies hugely between industries.

A typical worker doing this role in Mexico sees a raise of about 10% every 19 months, which works out to roughly 6% on an annual basis. That figure is the typical underlying rate; in years where inflation runs high you can usually expect a bit more, and in flat-economy years a bit less.

Across all jobs in Mexico, the national average raise is around 8% every 18 months.

By industry

Industries with the highest pay raises in Mexico:

  • Banking
  • Energy
  • Information Technology
  • Healthcare
  • Travel
    2%
  • Construction
  • Education
    1%

By experience level

Experienced workers tend to see larger raises. Retaining a senior is cheaper than replacing them, so employers fight harder for them.

  • Junior Level
    3% - 5%
  • Mid-Career
  • Senior Level
  • Top Management

High school teacher bonus rates in Mexico

Bonuses are the other half of total compensation, and they vary a lot between jobs and industries. Some roles are paid almost entirely in base salary; others lean heavily on bonus structures tied to revenue, project completion or company performance. Whether a job pays a bonus, how big it is, and how often it lands all factor into whether the headline salary is actually a good offer.

57%

57% of high school teachers in Mexico reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a high school teacher a moderate-bonus role overall, which is useful context when you're weighing up a job offer where the base is below market.

Among those who did receive a bonus, the size of the payment varied substantially. Reported bonuses ranged from 2% to 7% of base salary. The remaining 43% of high school teachers reported no bonus at all over the same period.

Which careers pay bonuses in Mexico

Revenue-facing roles tend to pay the biggest bonuses. Operational and support roles tend toward smaller, more predictable ones.

  • Finance
  • Architecture
  • Sales
  • Business Development
  • Marketing / Advertising
  • Information Technology
  • Healthcare
  • Insurance
  • Customer Service
  • Human Resources
  • Construction
  • Transport
  • Hospitality

High school teacher: public vs private sector pay

Public-sector pay in Mexico is about 8% more than private-sector pay for similar work. The private sector typically offers stronger upside and bigger bonuses; the public sector typically offers better benefits and stability.

Public vs private pay gap

8%

Public-sector workers earn this much more than private-sector workers in Mexico on average.

Public sector 415,900 MXN
Private sector 384,200 MXN

High school teacher salary by city in Mexico

High school teacher pay is not even across Mexico. The chart below shows the highest-paying cities in the dataset, followed by the full location table.

  • Mexico City
  • Puebla
  • Zapopan
  • Monterrey
  • Culiacan
  • Ecatepec de Morelos
  • Leon
  • Tijuana
  • Aguascalientes
  • Saltillo
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
Mexico CityCity485,300 MXN514,300 MXN227,600-767,000 MXN
PueblaCity485,300 MXN485,300 MXN240,500-751,100 MXN
ZapopanCity483,800 MXN513,300 MXN228,500-765,100 MXN
MonterreyCity480,600 MXN450,300 MXN254,700-728,500 MXN
CuliacanCity472,100 MXN493,000 MXN227,600-744,600 MXN
Ecatepec de MorelosCity471,700 MXN430,500 MXN254,700-710,500 MXN
LeonCity467,700 MXN459,300 MXN239,000-724,300 MXN
TijuanaCity466,900 MXN485,300 MXN225,700-731,700 MXN
AguascalientesCity466,300 MXN455,400 MXN237,400-713,900 MXN
SaltilloCity464,400 MXN428,400 MXN249,600-701,400 MXN
NaucalpanCity462,300 MXN424,900 MXN251,500-696,700 MXN
GuadalajaraCity453,200 MXN433,400 MXN233,900-692,500 MXN
GuadalupeCity451,000 MXN467,100 MXN215,100-707,600 MXN
ChihuahuaCity450,300 MXN431,300 MXN233,600-691,200 MXN
TlaquepaqueCity448,500 MXN436,200 MXN227,600-689,900 MXN
NezahualcoyotlCity448,500 MXN457,300 MXN221,500-699,700 MXN
CancunCity444,300 MXN454,300 MXN217,900-695,200 MXN
AcapulcoCity442,300 MXN424,900 MXN231,000-677,100 MXN
MexicaliCity442,300 MXN453,200 MXN216,800-692,500 MXN
San Luis PotosiCity442,200 MXN475,700 MXN204,700-698,200 MXN
QueretaroCity436,200 MXN472,000 MXN201,100-696,700 MXN
HermosilloCity431,300 MXN459,700 MXN205,700-684,900 MXN
Tuxtla GutierrezCity431,300 MXN415,900 MXN225,300-663,200 MXN
MeridaCity431,100 MXN431,100 MXN214,000-667,400 MXN
Ciudad Lopez MateosCity430,500 MXN466,900 MXN197,600-688,900 MXN
XalapaCity428,400 MXN409,000 MXN222,300-652,200 MXN
ChimalhuacanCity426,700 MXN454,300 MXN201,100-675,200 MXN
VeracruzCity424,300 MXN430,500 MXN207,700-660,500 MXN
TorreonCity420,100 MXN394,500 MXN221,500-641,900 MXN
MoreliaCity419,400 MXN419,400 MXN208,600-646,600 MXN
Cuautitlan IzcalliCity417,200 MXN417,200 MXN207,700-645,800 MXN
Tlalnepantla de BazCity417,100 MXN394,800 MXN222,300-638,700 MXN
TolucaCity415,900 MXN390,000 MXN218,900-631,200 MXN
MatamorosCity415,900 MXN442,200 MXN196,800-656,800 MXN
IrapuatoCity414,000 MXN389,200 MXN221,500-628,000 MXN
TonalaCity411,400 MXN411,400 MXN204,000-637,500 MXN
DurangoCity411,400 MXN401,300 MXN208,600-633,100 MXN
ReynosaCity407,100 MXN375,200 MXN221,500-615,700 MXN
XicoCity406,300 MXN431,100 MXN192,000-639,900 MXN
TepicCity406,300 MXN406,300 MXN201,100-626,800 MXN
Ciudad ApodacaCity404,600 MXN372,600 MXN221,500-610,100 MXN
General EscobedoCity397,900 MXN415,900 MXN192,600-626,800 MXN
VillahermosaCity394,800 MXN384,500 MXN200,000-605,700 MXN
San Nicolas de los GarzaCity394,500 MXN414,000 MXN192,000-623,200 MXN
MazatlanCity394,300 MXN411,400 MXN190,500-619,000 MXN
CoacalcoCity394,300 MXN371,100 MXN209,700-600,000 MXN
CelayaCity392,300 MXN362,200 MXN210,500-592,200 MXN
Ciudad VictoriaCity386,400 MXN378,800 MXN197,600-595,300 MXN
EnsenadaCity385,300 MXN354,000 MXN208,600-582,700 MXN
Los MochisCity385,300 MXN354,000 MXN208,600-582,700 MXN
Villa Nicolas RomeroCity384,500 MXN399,900 MXN185,100-605,700 MXN
PachucaCity384,200 MXN404,600 MXN180,500-605,700 MXN
Nuevo LaredoCity383,300 MXN414,000 MXN174,000-606,400 MXN
Ciudad ObregonCity378,800 MXN385,300 MXN187,500-590,200 MXN
IxtapalucaCity376,800 MXN404,600 MXN172,400-596,800 MXN
CuernavacaCity375,200 MXN383,300 MXN183,700-582,700 MXN
TehuacanCity371,100 MXN363,000 MXN190,500-573,500 MXN
Gomez PalacioCity369,900 MXN397,900 MXN172,200-587,800 MXN
TampicoCity369,900 MXN354,000 MXN192,600-565,100 MXN
Ciudad Santa CatarinaCity369,300 MXN357,300 MXN191,600-566,900 MXN
MonclovaCity366,200 MXN381,800 MXN174,000-575,100 MXN
Soledad de Graciano SanchezCity365,400 MXN348,300 MXN190,500-556,000 MXN
Ojo de AguaCity359,900 MXN339,100 MXN192,000-545,300 MXN
MetepecCity359,900 MXN386,400 MXN164,200-572,200 MXN
Los Reyes la PazCity357,700 MXN378,800 MXN167,100-562,600 MXN
CoatzacoalcosCity357,700 MXN363,000 MXN174,000-559,000 MXN
UruapanCity354,000 MXN332,100 MXN189,300-539,800 MXN
San Pablo de las SalinasCity352,000 MXN357,300 MXN172,200-545,300 MXN
NogalesCity352,000 MXN357,700 MXN172,200-545,300 MXN
La PazCity352,000 MXN371,100 MXN163,800-553,800 MXN
BuenavistaCity351,900 MXN378,800 MXN161,300-558,300 MXN
OaxacaCity349,300 MXN349,300 MXN172,200-538,600 MXN
CampecheCity344,600 MXN344,600 MXN172,400-535,800 MXN
Poza RicaCity341,400 MXN327,800 MXN175,900-520,900 MXN
AcunaCity340,400 MXN325,900 MXN176,800-518,900 MXN
ChalcoCity340,400 MXN327,800 MXN175,900-522,700 MXN
Cholula de RivadabiaCity330,700 MXN312,400 MXN174,000-502,200 MXN
ChicoloapanCity327,800 MXN327,800 MXN161,600-507,300 MXN
ChilpancingoCity327,800 MXN340,400 MXN158,700-516,100 MXN
San Cristobal de las CasasCity327,800 MXN340,400 MXN158,700-516,100 MXN
Puerto VallartaCity327,300 MXN301,600 MXN175,900-498,500 MXN
JiutepecCity327,300 MXN349,300 MXN154,700-519,300 MXN
San Luis Rio ColoradoCity327,300 MXN308,300 MXN172,200-500,100 MXN
SalamancaCity325,900 MXN325,900 MXN161,600-504,500 MXN
TapachulaCity322,600 MXN315,900 MXN163,800-499,300 MXN
Boca del RioCity319,600 MXN340,400 MXN151,800-504,500 MXN
ColimaCity318,800 MXN318,800 MXN159,400-493,000 MXN
Ciudad del CarmenCity317,700 MXN314,500 MXN161,600-492,400 MXN
San Juan del RioCity315,900 MXN299,500 MXN167,100-480,300 MXN
ChetumalCity313,700 MXN308,300 MXN159,500-485,200 MXN
Playa del CarmenCity311,700 MXN318,800 MXN152,000-485,200 MXN
CuautlaCity308,900 MXN282,300 MXN164,200-466,300 MXN
Ciudad JuarezCity308,900 MXN330,900 MXN142,300-489,600 MXN
ManzanilloCity307,400 MXN283,400 MXN164,200-462,300 MXN
DeliciasCity305,600 MXN315,900 MXN148,300-476,600 MXN
Piedras NegrasCity301,800 MXN325,800 MXN139,100-476,600 MXN
Zamora de HidalgoCity301,700 MXN277,400 MXN161,600-459,700 MXN
ZacatecasCity299,500 MXN308,300 MXN143,200-467,100 MXN
CordobaCity294,700 MXN301,300 MXN146,200-460,500 MXN
OrizabaCity294,700 MXN288,100 MXN150,000-450,300 MXN
Ciudad VallesCity294,300 MXN301,800 MXN142,300-459,300 MXN
Hidalgo del ParralCity292,000 MXN283,700 MXN150,000-447,700 MXN
IgualaCity290,800 MXN275,500 MXN151,800-442,300 MXN
San Pedro Garza GarciaCity283,400 MXN305,600 MXN128,500-448,500 MXN
NavojoaCity281,500 MXN301,600 MXN128,500-447,300 MXN
FresnilloCity277,400 MXN294,700 MXN128,900-437,900 MXN
MinatitlanCity275,200 MXN275,200 MXN137,400-424,300 MXN
GuaymasCity273,000 MXN259,100 MXN148,300-417,100 MXN

High School Teacher in Mexico: FAQs

  • How much does a high school teacher make per month in Mexico?

    A high school teacher in Mexico earns about 31,816 MXN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 381,800 MXN.

  • What's the salary range for a high school teacher in Mexico?

    Entry-level high school teachers in Mexico start near 180,300 MXN. Top-end pay reaches around 598,600 MXN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 263,200 and 533,100 MXN.

  • Is the median high school teacher salary in Mexico higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 403,100 MXN, higher than the average of 381,800 MXN. Half of high school teachers in Mexico earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for high school teachers in Mexico?

    Men working as a high school teacher in Mexico earn around 12% more than women on average (406,300 vs 362,200 MXN a year).

  • Do high school teachers in Mexico get bonuses?

    About 57% of high school teachers in Mexico reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 2% to 7% of base salary.

  • Do high school teachers earn more in the public or private sector in Mexico?

    In Mexico, the public sector pays a high school teacher about 8% more on average. Public-sector pay tends to be steadier; private-sector pay tends to offer bigger upside.

  • How often do high school teachers in Mexico get a pay raise?

    A high school teacher in Mexico sees a raise of around 10% every 19 months, equivalent to roughly 6% a year.